i need help with sculpey and silicone!

[phil2pips]

can anyone tell me if i can put silicone molding rubber straight onto cooked sculpey, or do i need to use a release agent, im new to molding so i have no idea if it will ruin my sculpt, any help would be great thanks!

[cyborgt800]

It's always a good idea to use a release agent.

[manueld12]

what release agent works well with sculpey? and any ideas about release agents for chavant and wax?

[cyborgt800]

Any of the Chavant NSPs and wax's don't requires release agents with silicone... they will come out clean.
At least they do with Smooth-On silicones.

[Julian Briones]

Hi Phil
Any silicone rubber that is made for mold making will not stick to your work
the danger is really when you are pouring/injecting silicone rubber onto more rubber, as in with 2 part molds. THATS when rubber, which refuses to stick to almost anything, will decide to stick to other rubber.

I never use release on the work itself but i use vaseline on the rubber itself when i make 2 part molds. The only time I've ever used release is when IO'm working with Urethane Rubbers, which will stick to almost anything, then its normally a case of shellac, then a release wax, buffed and then sprayed with something like Jwax.

Hope it comes in handy mate
-Jules
www.julianbriones.com